Nail-extractor.



No. 7777.210. PATENTED DEG. 13, 1904. G. & H. A. HOVBNDEN.

NAIL' EXTRAGTOR.

APPLICATION FILED PEB. 2o. 1903. RENEWED (W124, 1904.

H0 MODEL.

zmlmlllfl: Mmmm 'Immm NITED STATES Patented December 13, 19014.

PATENT Genion.

NAIL-EXTl-"IAGTOWIl SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 777,210, dated December 13, 1904.

Application filed February 20, 1908. Renewed October 4, 1904. Serial No. 227,163. (No model.)

To all whom, it m/cty concern.-

Be it known that we, GEORGE HOVENDEN and HIRAM A. HovnNDnN, citizens of the United States, `residing at Peoria,in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Nail- Extractors; and we do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which forni a part of this speciiication.

This invention relates to nail-eXtractors, and particularly to that kind thereof in which the nippers are actuated by a lever to grasp the nail-head and draw the nail.

The object of the invention is to form an improved construction for grasping' the head of the `nail in the claws of the nippers and holding the sanne during extraction.

In the accompanyingdrawings, wherein the tool is illustrated, Figures 1 and 2 -are side elevations of the tool in different positions. Eig. 3 is an edge View thereof.

Referringl specilically to the drawings, the nipping-claws are indicated at 6 and 7. These are halved and lapped and pivoted together at 8 and normally separated by a coiledspriug 14. The claw 7 has projecting therefrom a fulcrum-heel 9. v

The stock 10 of the tool is pivoted at 11 to the upper end of the claw 7, which is split or grooved to receive the tongue l2, which extends within the groove and bears against the upper end of the claw 6. The upper end of the stock forms the anvil for a sliding hammer-handle 13 in a manner common to this class of tools.

In operation the pressure of the spring 14 holds the jaws apart and the stock in alinement therewith, as shown in Eig. 1, in which position the claws may be driven into the wood beside a nail-head by strokes on the haminer-handle. Vhen the sidewise pressure is applied to extract a nail, the stock iirst turns on its pivot 11, causing the tongue to press outwardly against the top of the claw 6, bringing the jaws together to tightly clasp the nail, after which the tool by continued pressure is caused. to turn on the fulcruniheel and lift the nail.

It will be seen that the initial pressure is directed to grasping the head of the nail, and the lifting action does not take place until the nail is grasped as tight as possible. The tool is therefore free from the objection of slipping its hold.

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A tool comprising a pair of pivoted jaw members, a lever pivoted to the upper end of one member and bearing against the other, and adapted to close the jaws, and a spring' normally holding the jaws open and the lever in alinement therewith.

2. A tool comprising a pair of pivoted jaw members, a lever fulcrunied on one member and bearing at one end against the oth er above the pivot, and a sliding hammer on the other end of the lever.

In testimony whereof we aiHX our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE HOVENDEN. IIIRAM A. HOVENDEN.

Witnesses:

MARK T. GRAHAM, AUGUST BUGHELE. 

